Zhao Yi was staring at the male protagonist.

When the altar started to activate, Zhao Yi noticed it immediately.

"Quick, bring back Prince Zhi!"

Behind Zhao Yi, several Saint King Realm experts heard the command and flew towards the altar at once.

Their speed was incredibly fast, almost in the blink of an eye, they reached above the altar.

They were quick, but the altar was even quicker.

Just as the guards flew out, the altar started to tremble.

Zhao Yi's expression was grave as he watched those guards, not daring to relax for a moment.

Zhao Yi was very aware of the difference between the Divine Sense Space and reality.

In the Divine Sense Space, ten breaths, a hundred breaths might pass, but to the real world, it was merely a moment.

Whether the altar's "spirit" had taken over the male protagonist's consciousness or the male protagonist controlled the altar's "spirit", all of this could happen in an instant.

Those guards had at most one breath of time!

At this moment, the male protagonist spoke.

His neck was still being choked by Yao Su, speaking weakly, but Zhao Yi heard him clearly.

"Hurry, I can't suppress it for too long!"

The male protagonist's words were vague, but Zhao Yi understood them.

The male protagonist succeeded.

Just as Zhao Yi had confirmed.

The male protagonist had indeed noted all the positions of the scars on Yao Su's body within two breaths.

Moreover, he understood the meaning behind Zhao Yi's words.

In an instant, he had reconstructed all the scars in his mind.

Then, that altar's "spirit" appeared.

Zhao Yi didn't know what happened between the male protagonist and that altar's "spirit".

However, from the male protagonist still having consciousness, it could be seen.

That altar's "spirit" seemingly had no intent to obliterate the male protagonist.

The male protagonist could influence the altar's "spirit", even control it for a time.

The male protagonist heard Zhao Yi's words about retrieving Prince Zhi's corpse, buying him time.

"He's switched to another golden finger!"

Zhao Yi thought of that Thousand-Handed Evil God in his mind, the moment that "spirit" appeared, it targeted Zhao Yi's soul, intending to consume it as a sacrifice!

Compared to the male protagonist's treatment, Zhao Yi couldn't help but shed a tear of bitter sorrow.

Under the male protagonist's suppression, the altar merely trembled a few times, then calmed down.

Soon, the guards retrieved Prince Zhi's corpse.

Zhao Yi immediately relaxed, then instructed them to escort Prince Zhi's remains back to Shengjing City at once.

Zhao Yi noticed earlier that Prince Zhi's body was placed at the center of the altar.

From the male protagonist's reaction, Prince Zhi seemed very important to that altar.

Zhao Yi speculated that Prince Zhi was possibly a crucial piece in the puzzle of sacrifices for the altar's "spirit".

With Prince Zhi gone, the "spirit" in the male protagonist's consciousness would be incomplete and pose no threat to Zhao Yi.

Quickly, Zhao Yi confirmed his speculation.

After Prince Zhi's corpse was taken away, the male protagonist could no longer suppress the "spirit", and the altar suddenly began to tremble violently.

The altar was massive, when it started to tremble, the entire island instantly crumbled, with debris flying everywhere, it looked like an earthquake had occurred.

Zhao Yi didn't pay attention to the altar's commotion, his eyes remained fixed on the male protagonist.

Although the male protagonist was still being choked by Yao Su, he no longer had a suffocating feeling.

The cyanotic face from suffocation returned to normal, and his bloodshot eyes changed as well, the once clear black and white pupils became completely jet-black.

The black pupils emanated a sinister aura, void and unfathomably deep, as if they connected to an endless abyss on the other side of his gaze.

From the eerie and malevolent abyss, faint sounds of prayers and chanting emerged, a grand chanting that sounded like the wailing of vengeful spirits, chilling to the bone and sending shivers down the spine.

But this wasn't the most bizarre part.

The most bizarre was.

The various scars of different lengths and ages on Yao Su's body seemed to come alive, crawling like maggots and slowly moving onto the male protagonist.

The male protagonist's aura surged instantly!

Tier Four Separation and Reunion Realm, Tier Five True Essence Realm, Tier Six Divine Travel Realm, Tier Seven Extraordinary Realm, Tier Eight Ascension Realm, Tier Nine Saint King Realm!

Zhao Yi's eyes widened, enviously so much that even his little bird turned purple!

This was the dream he always had.

Good news: dream realized!

Bad news: the person who realized it wasn't him!

Since Zhao Yi decided to start cultivating, he always had a grand dream.

Step by step breaking through, tempering the body, directly advancing to Tier Nine Saint King Realm in three steps.

And then, fiercely slapping Miaoyin's face!

Zhao Yi dreamed for so long, yet he hadn't even taken the first step.

He thought it impossible.

Yet the male protagonist directly slapped his face.

Zhao Yi clenched his fists, gritting his teeth in hatred.

How did it come to this?

There are many ways to insult someone, no need to choose the one that wounds the deepest!

The wounds on Yao Su's body disappeared, and her aura began to rapidly decline.

Although the Tier Nine Saint King Realm's level remained unchanged, her spirit weakened significantly, as if her body had been hollowed out.

With the bloodstains gone, Yao Su's alluring figure came into view.

Zhao Yi scrutinized her thoroughly with an assessing and critical gaze, nodding in appreciation.

Yao Su had trained in the Charm Technique, so her appearance and figure were naturally impeccable.

Unlike Yao Qing's seductive charm, Yao Su's expression was indifferent, her gaze cold, with an air of distance.

Zhao Yi finally understood where the male lead's aura of abstinence came from.

Upon discovering her wounds gone, Yao Su's first reaction was not to cover up, but to be terrified and flustered.

Though the thin silk on Yao Su's body couldn't cover the critical areas, she seemed more concerned about the wounds that appeared on the male lead.

"What did you do?"

Yao Su released her grip from the male lead's neck, fiercely scratching at the dripping wounds on the male lead's body.

"What exactly did you do?"

"Give it back to me, quickly give it back to me!"

"I can't lose it, I can't lose it!"

The male lead clasped his hands together and murmured a Buddhist chant.

"Amitabha."

His body was covered in wounds, with fresh injuries still bleeding, quickly staining the moon-white monk robe red, making him look like a suffering ascetic.

Rip!

Not only was Yao Su too forceful, but the monk robe's quality was also lacking.

With a gentle tug, Yao Su tore a large hole in the robe, exposing the male lead's undergarments.

Witnessing this scene, the surrounding Imperial Guard couldn't help but burst into laughter.

The male lead's face suddenly flushed red.

After all, he was still young.

Although he had once experienced being publicly stripped of his clothes, being laughed at by so many people still made the male lead's face hard to maintain, his mentality falling apart.

"Amitabha!"

The aura of Tier Nine Saint King Realm erupted from the male lead, pushing Yao Su away.

With a darkened face, he beckoned toward the massive altar with his hand.

The altar that had been trembling suddenly flew up, continuously shrinking until it was the size of a millstone.

The altar was covered with eerie black inscriptions.

It stood quietly in midair, emanating an aura of evil and terror.

Seeing this, Yao Su suddenly realized something, hurriedly knelt and continuously kowtowed toward the altar.

"Don't leave me, please don't leave me."

The male lead glanced at Yao Su, then turned to look at Zhao Yi, his expression uncertain.

He knew Zhao Yi would not spare anyone on the island.

If he left Yao Su here, she would surely meet a grim fate!

Finally, the male lead gritted his teeth, grabbed Yao Su's arm to pull her up, then leaped onto the altar, transforming into a stream of light shooting out of the island.

Yao Su, although she had conspired with the "Spirit" to kill Prince Zhi, was, after all, his biological mother. The male lead couldn't sit by and watch her get killed by Zhao Yi.

"Don't chase desperate foes!" Zhao Yi restrained Zuo Xiaoluo.

The male lead's cultivation had broken through to Tier Nine Saint King Realm, and he had gained the altar's "Spirit". If they forcibly tried to keep him, the Imperial Guard would suffer heavy casualties.

Moreover, Zhao Yi had already obtained what he wanted from the male lead.

Zhao Yi still needed to observe the movements of the "Spirit" based on the male lead's changes.

The male lead's survival held far greater significance than his death.

As he watched the male lead depart on the altar, Zhao Yi turned and ordered:

"Dig three feet into the ground, leave nothing alive!"

Boom!

With those words, all the Imperial Guard responded in unison.

"By the Emperor's command!"

Once everyone began searching, Zhao Yi further instructed Zuo Xiaoluo:

"The Four Seas Commerce Association sacrificed offerings to the Evil God, their crimes are monumental!"

"The Evil God is deceitful, impossible to defend against."

"Take everything from the island, leave no anomaly behind!"

Zuo Xiaoluo cupped her fists to accept the command, then led her retainer to oversee the battle.

Miaoyin Master approached, standing beside Zhao Yi, speaking in a low voice only audible to both of them: "Are you searching for something?"

Zhao Yi, knowing he couldn't hide it from her, nodded lightly.

As Zhao Yi had guessed, there should be a Thousand-Handed Divine Statue similar to the altar on the island!

Thousand-Handed and altar should be two "Spirits", one for attack and one for defense.

This was the fateful opportunity the plot bestowed upon the male lead.

Since the male lead only took the altar, then the Thousand-Handed is Zhao Yi's!

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